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Rise Together: empowering defence and veteran partners through leadership and connection

A national initiative supporting defence families and war widows In early June, twelve women from across Australia gathered in Sydney for a five-day leadership and career confidence workshop — the final stage of our Rise Together Initiative. Designed for defence and veteran partners, including war widows, the program focused on building confidence, strengthening leadership skills, […]

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Advocacy, Career Support, Skills building, Social Work and WellbeingADF families, ADF Member Families, advocacy, Australian veterans, Australian War Widows, Career support, defence families, Defence partner, Defence spouse, Family Wellbeing, veteran community, veteran families, veteran family support, Veteran partner, Wellbeing program

July 11, 2025

Strengthening interim Defence and Veterans' Services Commission

Strengthening the Interim Defence and Veterans’ Services Commission

Overview of the Interim Defence and Veterans’ Services Commission In July we met with the interim Defence and Veterans’ Services Commissioner. We heard firsthand about the significant work going into the establishment of the commission and what its remit would be. Key priorities and advocacy We discussed our respective submission to the Senate Inquiry into

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Advocacy, Contribution, Important UpdatesADF families, advocacy, Australian veterans, defence families, mental health, peer support, veteran families, wellbeing defence

July 9, 2025

Peak Body Consultation

Contributing to the future of the veteran sector Over the course of the last few months, we have been heavily involved in the consultations that have taken place as part of both the generalist and core design group for a national peak body for the veteran support organisation sector. This work is in response to

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Advocacy, Important UpdatesADF, ADF families, ADF superannuation schemes, ADF veterans, advocacy, advocate for change, Australia, Australian War Widows, change makers, Commonwealth Superannuation Corporation, Compensation and income support, defence families, military families, Military Superannuation, Senate Inquiry, superannuation benefits, veteran families, War Widows

May 22, 2025

Our submission to Senate Inquiry into Compensation and Income Support for Veterans

Overview of the Senate Inquiry into Veteran Compensation and Income Support On 13 February 2025, the Senate referred an inquiry into Compensation and income support for veterans to the Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade Reference Committee. The Committee is set to inquire into the representation of and advice provided by ex-service organisations, commercial entities, not-for-profits

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May 22, 2025

Rise Together Initiative - WILD program for veteran spouses, partners, war widows, women impacted by service

Twelve women rise together

Twelve leaders rising together: meet the successful applicants of the rise together initiative We’re proud to announce the 12 successful applicants selected for our Rise Together Initiative, a unique leadership and career confidence program designed specifically for war widows and partners of veterans. With an overwhelming response of 27 applications from across Australia, the final

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Advocacy, Career Support, Social Work and WellbeingADF families, ADF Member Families, advocacy, Australian veterans, Australian War Widows, Career support, defence families, Defence partner, Defence spouse, Family Wellbeing, veteran community, veteran families, veteran family support, Veteran partner, Wellbeing program

May 21, 2025

Families of Veterans Guild welcomes Coalition’s $5 million election commitment, calls for bipartisan support for veteran families

Why support for veteran families can’t wait any longer

We’ve called for a matched election commitment from the Australian Labor Party—and here’s why it matters. Last week, the Families of Veterans Guild welcomed a landmark commitment from the Liberal National Party, pledging $5 million over four years to expand support for the families of Australian veterans. This is the first time a major party has made a

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Advocacy, Important Updates, Member Stories, Opinion PiecesADF families, ADF Member Families, advocacy, Australian veterans, Australian War Widows, BipartisanSupport, defence families, Defence spouse, Election 2025, Important updates, Media Release, veteran community, Veteran families matter, veteran family advocacy, veteran support, veterans families

May 1, 2025

Strengthening the Interim Defence and Veterans’ Services Commission

Peak Body Consultation

Our submission to Senate Inquiry into Compensation and Income Support for Veterans

Why support for veteran families can’t wait any longer

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